Tag: Bath and Body

Walmart Summer 2018 Beauty Box Subscription Review

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Walmart Beauty Box

Cost: $5

Cycle: Every Quarter/Season

What is it: Every season Walmart sends out a box of samples and sometimes coupons in their “free” subscription box. The box is a flat shipping rate of $5 and the box is considered free.  There are two categories of boxes “Trendsetter” which you receive if you provide a birth date that has you aged at under 35 and “Classic” if you provide a birth date that has you aged above 35.

So uh WordPress has completely changed how posts are written and formatted so please bear with me while I learn the new formatting. Things may look a little odd for a few posts while I figure it out. Normally I would spend more time trying to figure it out but I am on a but of a time crunch with homework and posting right now. My grandmother passed away last week and I have been sad and busy with that so I’m a little off in general right now so bear with guys.

Walmart Summer 2018 Beauty Box

Garnier Skin Active Soothing 3 in 1 Moisturizer Day/Night Mask

Full Size: 200 ml

Full Size Cost: $9.96

Sample Size: 5 ml

Total Value: $0.25

Garnier Skin Active Rose Soothing Mask

As we all know now I am allergic to roses so this will be getting passed along. This is a really nice one time use sample though these are the kinds of things I like to toss in my travel bags for like a trip in case my skin freaks out or something.

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Shampoo

Full Size: 370 ml

Full Size Cost: $3.47

Total Value: $0.09

Sample Size: 10 ml

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Conditioner

Full Size: 370 ml

Full Size Cost: $3.47

Sample Size: 10 ml

Total Value: $0.09

Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy Shampoo and Conditioner

I have gotten a few of these samples before and I hate this it makes my hair feel like straw. Maybe if you have fine hair this would work but I don’t have fine hair and this absolutely makes my hair feel terrible.

Garnier Fructis Damage Repairing Treat 1 Minute Hair Mask + Papaya Extract

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $2.99

Sample Size: 12 ml

Total Value: $0.36

Garnier Fructis Damage Repairing Treatment

Village Naturals Aches + Pains Cold & Allergy Relief Mineral Bath Soak

Full Size: 12 x 2 oz

Full Size Cost: $13.95

Sample Size: 2 oz

Total Value: $1.16

Village Naturals Cold and Allergy Mineral Bath Soak

I love these like one time use mineral soaks because I don’t take a ton of baths so like it is nice to not have to save anything. Also lemon and ginger sounds heavenly I am not a huge eucalyptus fan and most soaks are eucalyptus.  The back says to take this on vacation to combat the allergy/cold symptoms you can get when traveling. I think that is brilliant because I always get a cold when I go on vacation so if I like this I will definitely pick up more. The amazon link (Only place I could find it) sells these packs which is nice.

Kleenex Wet Wipes

Full Size: 25 wipes

Full Size Cost: $2.76

Sample Size: 8 wipes

Total Value: $0.88

Kleenex Wet Wipes

These are always useful and I didn’t realize how cheap their individually wrapped wipes are. I love individually wrapped wipes because they are so easy to just grab one or two to take with you when you know you are going to be gross all day like at a festival or a theme park. I like to feel fresh when I am out all day.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating 100% Hydrogel Mask

Full Size: 1 mask

Full Size Cost: $2.50

Sample Size: 1 mask

Total Value: $2.50

Neutrogena Hydrating Hydro Boost Hydrogel Mask

Full size product in the box this is worth half the box you can’t beat that. This is a very hydrating gel mask I am excited to use it.

Love when we get full size products to me the soak is full size even though technically it isn’t. Even the wipes are kind of full size because that how many wipes you get when you would buy a travel size and pay 4x what it is actually worth. This felt like a really good box even if it felt a little Garnier heavy and had a really low value. Since I will definitely use up most of the products I am happy with my $5 spend.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $5.33

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 0

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 3

Perfume: 0

Other: 2

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 3 (1 if we are being really strict)

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 4 (6 if we are being really strict)

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Fortune Cookie Soap of the Month Club July 2018 Subscription Box Review

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Fortune Cookie Soap of the Month Club

Cost: $28 monthly + $6.95 shipping ($34.95)

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Well anyone that has been here for any amount of time knows I love this company and use their products all the time (#notsponsered lol but for real no I’m way to small time for that shit).  Fortune Cookie Soap Company (FCS) makes bath and body products with all different themes and scents. Usually inspired by movies, or tv shows or other pop culture things. It is seriously really fun they stuff. I could go on and on about it but I’ll save my gushing the products are always great quality and have that homemade, made with love touch with out feeling DIY. Also for a bonus alot of their products are vegan.

The FCS of the Month Club every month will send a mix of full sized and deluxe sized products, saving you 50% off retail.  Every month is a different theme and you can skip a month if you aren’t feeling that month’s theme as long as you skip it before the 10th of the month. You will also earn points for what you spend on the box and purchases each month that you can redeem for reward certificates basically to shop on the site which is a great plus.

The theme this month is The Park is Open theme after Jurassic Park, which I love so much. The packaging is so perfect to the bottles are all like a nice dark amber so cute.

Perfume Oil Clever Girl

Full Size: 10 ml

Full Size Cost: $12.99

This is a strawberry, apple, rose, vanilla perfume.  I obviously can’t use this and it smells very strongly of roses. I would have imagined a different scent to describe Blue, for anyone that has seen the move so this kinda missed the mark for me.

Body Milk Spare No Expense

Full Size: 8.6 oz

Full Size Cost: $13.99

This is back to the pricing I am used to seeing from FCS.  This is a new product it is super moisturizing and does sink in to my skin incredibly quickly it is a bit tacky and really messy since it is the consistency of milk. I love the scent on this it is bergamont and lemon and a neroli type scent.

Exfoliating Body Wash in Perserved in Amber

Full Size: 4.65 oz

Full Size Cost: $7.99

I some how neglected to take a picture of this one.  This is amber, jasmine, mandarin and cassis berries and smells rather masculine. I am going to probably pass this one on to my gf since I don’t love the scent.

Toilet Bombs in Water Ripples

Full Size: 3 oz

Full Size Cost: $8.49

This is such a funny name for it I love it. You can’t really smell these to you use them.  So these are almost impossible to break apart and FCS has said that there were some packaging issues that have cause this problem.

Shaving Cream in Cryo Can

Full Size: 3.1 oz

Full Size Cost: $12.99

I love shaving creams so this was a yay. This gave me a super close shave and didn’t take much product. Summer Squash and earth is the scent descriptors and you can smell it but I would have hoped for a minter scent as more of a nod to the Barbasol cans in the movie.

Car Freshener in Must Go Faster

Full Size: 2.25 oz

Full Size Cost: $7.99

This is orange, lemongrass, thyme and avocado and this is my favorite scent in the box it smells so damn good. I am obsessed with room and car sprays so this is like such a perfect product for me.

Moroccan Oil Hair Detangler in Life Finds a Way

Full Size: 5.3 oz

Full Size Cost: $10.99

This is nectarine, apricot, oak and sandalwood. I like having detanglers on hand and I really like FCS detanglers.

Total: $75.43

Percentage Savings: 53.7%

This was such cute good theme and great products the scents weren’t all great but I was pretty pleased with it over all. Most especially the car spray.

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Macy’s Beauty Box July 2018 Subscription Box Review

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Macy’s Beauty Box

Cost: $15

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: So Macy’s has hopped on the subscription box bandwagon and this is their first box. Every month you will get a bag, a $5 off coupon, 5 deluxe samples and 1 bonus sample. Why not just say 6? I don’t get it.

All the brands will be brands you can find in Macy’s which is cool they sell Mac and a lot of other brands that are never to rarely in subscription boxes.

The cool thing about the coupon is that it is good in stores and online (beauty ships free at Macy’s) also Macy’s does have sales and $5 dollar products so if you are strategic you can score a free product every month. Depending on your state you may still have to pay tax but that is still basically free.

Macy’s has been consistently better I was both excited and a little annoyed by this bag. For starters the bag just looks cheap with a huge Macy’s logo on it feels like a gift with purchase type of thing. The products in side are really cool and unique this month the problem for me is I just fucking r eorganized all my skincare and bath and body products and committed to using up all the open ones before opening new things. So it is going to be a bit before I open any of these but Macy’s didn’t know that lol.

Benefit Porefessional Primer

Full Size: 0.75 oz

Full Size Cost: $31

Sample Size: 0.1 oz

Value: $4.13

This is the original must have pore filling primer. It is an ok primer but it is far from my favorite primer. It is just lackluster I think the whole buzz about it was just that it was kinda one of the first pore filling primers. Also why are Benefit samples so freaking tiny, adorable but tiny.

Elizabeth Arden Prevage Anti-Aging Daily Serum

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $162

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $16.20

I just finished up two serums so I will add this into rotation soon. It is a pricey serum, most Elizabeth Arden things are though but their packaging always makes me feel like eh like drugstore or boring.

Lancôme Bi-Facil Double Action Makeup Remover

Full Size: 1.7 oz

Full Size Cost: $15

Sample Size: 50 ml

Value: $15

So excited for this one I love bi phase eye makeup removers for travel, yes I know that that is a really odd thing and very weirdly specific. My favorite it the Sephora one because it does not sting my eyes or leave my contacts gross feeling. This is so raved about that I am so excited to try it and see how it compares to my favorite. I love that they gave us the full travel size as well since these do last a long time this should last me for a long time I don’t go through liquid eye makeup remover very fast.

Rituals The Ritual of Hammam Refreshing Foaming Shower Gel

Full Size: 200 ml

Full Size Cost: $15

Sample Size: 50 ml

Value: $3.75

This sounds like it is going to be really cool. I like moussey foamy shower products. The scent is Eucalyptus and Rosemary. Rosemary scents I love but Eucalyptus not so much.

Clarins Tonic Body Treatment

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $64

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $6.40

This I am really excited for I love body oils and this one is supposed to be firming. It is probably only good for like 2 or 3 uses it is so tiny so I will probably save this for traveling since I usually can never bring an oil since all my are giant sized.

Giorgio Armani Sì Passione Perfume

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $116

Sample Size: 1.2 ml

Value: $1.39

Finally another little perfume I tend to just grab 2 or 3 or 4 or these when I take a trip and just use them up that way or if I just really want to try something different.  This is supposed to be a blackcurrant and woodsy type scent.

Really good value this month and alot of really cool and different type of products like the body oil ad the shower foam I am really happy with this months box and excited to try every thing.

Total Value: $46.87

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 1

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 2

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 1

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 4

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